Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

[tonyb]

Today, at my favorite little charity thrift store ...

It was priced at 75 bucks. I watched as it languished on the shelf for a few weeks (this shop is a bit off the beaten path, so it doesn't get much traffic). And then they marked it down to 50. Today orange tagged items are 50 percent off, so I got it for 25 bucks.

It works quite well, so, while I know next to nothing about vintage radios, I figure I did okay.

 

[LocktownDog]

Nicely done!

 

[Shangas]

Today I bought some vintage sheet-music (for piano). "Chinatown My Chinatown", "The Sheik of Araby" and "You Made Me Love You'.

Vintage sheet-music is wonderful and dirt cheap.

 

[DNO]

Thrift Store Find

Thrift stores, rummage sales, rural auctions, contents sales...since retiring I've become a regular scrounger. Great fun.

Two finds from a local thrift store last Tuesday:

A chocolate brown trilby/fedora made by Bates of Jermyn Street, London.

And a perfect Banana Republic Safari hat:
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k638/DNO52/Banana1.png?t=1306626041


Both hats in my size and as mint as could be.

Thrift stores...gotta love 'em.

(Sorry about that second photo being just a link...still mastering this stuff)

David

 

[Widebrim]

Today, at my favorite little charity thrift store ...

It was priced at 75 bucks. I watched as it languished on the shelf for a few weeks (this shop is a bit off the beaten path, so it doesn't get much traffic). And then they marked it down to 50. Today orange tagged items are 50 percent off, so I got it for 25 bucks.

It works quite well, so, while I know next to nothing about vintage radios, I figure I did okay.

Well done!

 

[tonyb]

Thrift stores, rummage sales, rural auctions, contents sales...since retiring I've become a regular scrounger. Great fun.

...

Thrift stores...gotta love 'em.

David

That about the size of it, David. If a person doesn't enjoy the hunt, and if he can't abide coming home empty-handed, it would be all the better if he just left it all to those of us who do, and can.

The radio above I bought at my third stop this afternoon -- the first an overpriced, under-stocked "flea market," where I spent maybe 10 minutes before moving on; the second a Habitat for Humanity ReStore, where interesting pieces of furniture turn up every now and then, although not today; and the third at what is perhaps the most reliable stop on my regular circuit. I had had my eye on that radio for a few weeks, waiting for its price to come down to what I was willing to pay. If someone else had snapped it up at the higher price, well, good for him. I've managed to survive all these years without it.

 

[Dated Guy]

Thanks for the heads-up on that, DG. This one came sans pedigree, as some previous owner had removed the original (fagas strap?) seat base and replaced it with a thin piece of plywood, and whatever labels may have been there at one time went away. So I had no clue as to its provenance, but even I could tell that it was the Real McCoy, and not a more recent knockoff. As with all my finds, I have no intention of selling it, but it's good to know more about it. So thanks again.

Any guesses as to its vintage? I want to say early '60s, but that's an only minimally educated guess. And we all know what they say about the dangers of a little knowledge.

I cannot find out much about it, only the model number is PK 988/1023, there are a couple of them on the trendy auction site we all love and hate. In Britain the prices range from 0.99p right up to £50 starting prices so value is an open book, still, I love mine, very comfortable, great quality and with the added bonus of my short in stature, wifely woman being able to reach her feet all the way to the floor for once whilst seated...!!!!!

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Brought home an old Hi-Fi yesterday. About 6 feet long and 200 lbs, it was fun lugging it up the stairs by myself lol

 

[tonyb]

Brought home an old Hi-Fi yesterday. About 6 feet long and 200 lbs, it was fun lugging it up the stairs by myself lol

Pictures?

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I will have some for you when I get home from work tonite.

Pictures?

 

[Shangas]

For $10, I bought a cobalt-blue jacket & waistcoat at the thirft-shop that I work at today. I suspect it was once a three-piece suit, but the trousers were AWOL. They fit perfectly and are undamaged, although they do require a trip to the dry-cleaner's, to even out the wrinkles. I figure I can wear them with an odd pair of light trousers. I've always wanted a cobalt blue waistcoat. All good things come to those who wait, as they say. Here's some photos...

Waistcoat alone...

...and with the jacket...

 

[Achturn]

For $10, I bought a cobalt-blue jacket & waistcoat at the thirft-shop that I work at today. I suspect it was once a three-piece suit, but the trousers were AWOL. They fit perfectly and are undamaged, although they do require a trip to the dry-cleaner's, to even out the wrinkles. I figure I can wear them with an odd pair of light trousers. I've always wanted a cobalt blue waistcoat. All good things come to those who wait, as they say.

Very nice find there, a shame about the pants but hey, for $10 can you really beat it?

 

[Shangas]

Thanks. I was rather upset about the trousers. I searched the shop for them (sometimes people try things on and the leave them someplace else. It's happened before), but they were nowhere to be found. Which is a pity because the rest of the suit fits great. And you're right. For ten dollars you really can't complain. The only issues are that the waistcoat and jacket are extremely wrinkled and covered with lint. So they need a trip to the dry-cleaner's. But structurally and aesthetically, they're in mint condition.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Picked up a Rainbow D4C Vacuum, 1980 vintage. Reconditioned, sells for around 600 bucks. Got it for a fin.

 

[MikeBravo]

Thanks. I was rather upset about the trousers. I searched the shop for them (sometimes people try things on and the leave them someplace else. It's happened before), but they were nowhere to be found. Which is a pity because the rest of the suit fits great. And you're right. For ten dollars you really can't complain. The only issues are that the waistcoat and jacket are extremely wrinkled and covered with lint. So they need a trip to the dry-cleaner's. But structurally and aesthetically, they're in mint condition.

I once had a local op shop that separated the pants and jackets before hanging them on the racks!

I was gropeable! The only people who wear a suit jacket without the pants are homeless guys.

 

[Shangas]

I don't understand why people would pick apart three-piece suits like that. The op-shop where I work is very good with stuff like this in that it keeps suits together, even if there's a piece missing.

 

[tonyb]

... The only people who wear a suit jacket without the pants are homeless guys.

You are joking, right?

 

[Achturn]

was browsing a local shop that sells second hand goods when I stumbled upon a copy of "The Laughing Man" by Victor Hugo, just so happens I was looking for a copy of it anyway but I was shocked at how old this copy seems to be:

No date inside but unless I've received incorrect information, a friend of mine who's been in the book selling business for 40 some years says it's from 1908 or so.

A pleasant surprise for a simple browsing trip

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

And it looks like a clean copy. Congratulations on your find.

 

[Achturn]

And it looks like a clean copy. Congratulations on your find.

Thanks, the only damage to the book are the pages which seem to be loosening from their binding slightly, but they're all still together!

It's a shame such a great book is so hard to find offline